| Secret of the Runes | ||||
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| Released | 8 October 2001[1] | |||
| Recorded | May − June 2001[2] | |||
| Studio | Modern Art Studio (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 57:18 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast NB 625-2 Digipack: NB 683-2 | |||
| Producer | Therion, Christofer Johnsson | |||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Secret of the Runes is the tenth studio album by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It's a concept album based on Norse mythology, where each song describes one of the nine worlds. Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard[citation needed], it features nine Scandinavian runes, each corresponding to a certain mythological world.
Album also includes two cover versions as bonus tracks. A music video was filmed for the Summer Night City cover.
- ^ "News on October 8th, 2001". megatherion.com. October 8, 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-08-08. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "About recording of "Secret of the runes"". megatherion.com. May 11, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-11-10. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ O'Neill, Brian (2001-11-13). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.